Journal-box



H. C. SAL-EL JOURNAL BOX,

APPLICATION FILED MAR. I, 1920.

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5 nj- A5 Java 41 'oc iii) HENRY Ci. SALTIEL, F EAVVLINB, WYOMING.

JOURNAL-36X.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed March 1, 1920. Serial No. 362,341.

1 0 all whom it may comm/m Be it known that l. llI-INRY (l. SALTIEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rawlins, in the count of Carbon and State of Wyoming, have invented new and use ful Improvements in Journal-Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

T his invention relates to hearing devices for journals and has for its object the provision of a novel bearii'ig including a box structure having one side open for the insertion of the brass journal, the open side being subsequently closed by concaved inserts bolted in place and cooperating with the? associated parts for holding the journal properly in position.

An important object is theprovision of a device of this character which will be simple and inexpensive in manufacture and. assembly, highly efiicient and durable in use, and a general improvement in the art.

"With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the invention consists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in 1 Figure 1 is a view of my complete device, Fig. 2 is a side view ofthe oil box, Fig. 3 is an end elevation thereof, and Fig. 4: is a perspective view of the insert. Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 10 designates a wheel carrying a stub 11 surrounded by a brass journal 12. Supporting the journal and consequently the stub and Wheel, is an oil box 13 filled with suitablevpacking 14 and within which the journal is disposed, the stub projecting beyond the end of the journal. One

side of the box 13 is shown open, as at 15,

to permit insertion or removal of the journal and the journal is normally held in position by an insert 16 which is formed preferably of steel and which is made' as an elongated body 17 having right angular end portions provided with holes 18 for the reception of bolts 19 by means of which the inserts are secured to the box. The insert has a concaved face 20 for engagement with the journal whereby to conformingly engage the same. it also make use of a suitable wedge 21 which is located above the member 12.

When the parts of my device are constructed and assembled above described, it will be apparent that there will he thus provided an extremely highly eiiicient and durable journal box which may be readily disassembled if required and which the parts may be easily replaced if broken or worn. 1

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is of course to be understood that l reserve the right to make such changes in the form, construction, and arrangement oi parts as will not depart from the irit oi the invention or the scope of the suhjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention, ll claim:

In combination, an oil box having one side 'formed with anopening, means for closing the opening, "a stub axle extending from the wheel and disposed within said box, the opening in said box being of a size to permit passage of said stub axle, a journal bearing surrounding said stub axle, a wedge member disposed at the top er the box and engaging the top of said journal, and means for retainingthe stub and journal within the box comprising an insert located within the open end of the box and having one face concaved for conforming engagement with the journal, said insert having right angularly extending ends bearing against the underside of thetop and the top side of the ibottom of the box and being bolted to the atterl ran.

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